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按兵不动

àn bīng bù dòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom) / to bide one's time
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-969576d1a631292d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

按兵不動 按兵不动 [an4 bing1 bu4 dong4] /to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time/

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Other forms in these source records: 按兵不動

  • 按
    àn

    to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment

  • 兵
    bīng

    soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.